PAPEETE, TAHITI/FR. POLYNESIA (Port No. 12, 2/16/12)

∙ GEOGRAPHY 101
          ∙ Land Mass/Continent: Small island in the middle of the South Pacific
          ∙ About Papeete: Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia, on the Island of Tahiti; an oversees territory of France (like Saint Maarten in the Caribbean) (Polynesian Port No. 2)
           ∙ Estimated Population: 131,695 in the urban area, 26,017 in Papeete proper
          ∙ Distance From Home (San Diego, CA): 4,076 miles
          ∙ The Water That Got Us Here: South Pacific Ocean

PAPEETE, TAHITI - FRENCH POLYNESIA

∙ ITS PLACE IN HISTORY/INTERESTING FACTS
          ∙ Currency:  French Pacific Franc (XPF or CFP)
          ∙ Official Language:  French, but Tahitian is widely used too
          ∙ Local time: 
          ∙ Papeete is mentioned in the song “Southern Cross” by Crosby, Stills & Nash (an all-time favorite)
          ∙ Travel videos:  http://www.youtube.com/user/TravelVideoSource#p/u/7/QDs_DKWCFPE and http://www.youtube.com/user/THEWORLDOFTRAVEL#p/search/2/ifzNI--DxK4

∙ CLIMATE
          ∙ Papeete has a tropical monsoon climate; the entire year is the wet season, except August and September
          ∙ The temperature is a pretty constant app. 77°F year-round

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